OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemünde

OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemünde - Day 2

by Robert Deaves 11 Jul 2018 18:42 BST 10-14 July 2018

The 2018 OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemünde, Germany continued Wednesday with two more races sailed in an unstable 8-12 knots, and damp conditions. Former world champion Andre Budzien, from Germany took a one point lead at the top from Fredrik Lööf and Jan Kurfeld. Each won a race in their groups, while Jim Hunt took the other group win.

It was always looking like the wettest day of the week, though the much forecast strong winds failed to materialise. In the end it was mildly damp on the water with more rain before and after racing than during. After brilliant conditions on Tuesday, this was another side of Baltic weather, grey and wet.

The first set of groups races both got away with no problems. In the yellow group, Kurfeld picked up where he left off on Tuesday with a confident race win. He was pushed hard by Hunt and Charlie Cumbley, and both races featured these three at the front. Hunt took the second race after finding a favourable shift on the final short beat to the finish to pass both Kurfeld and Cumbley.

In the blue group, there were also three sailors dominating the racing. Lööf was the early leader in the first race, holding a narrow lead over Budzien until the final downwind. Budzien took the gun with Bo Petersen not very far behind in third. The second race took along time to get away as approaching clouds briugh rain and windshifts. Several times the start was postponed, but when it finally got away, Lööf took one back to win from Budzien, with Petersen again third.

The trio of Budzien, Lööf and Kurfeld are beginning to build a small gap on the fleet. It is only four points at the moment, but once the final series begins on Friday, every point will be crucial.

Cumbley said, “The forecast was for more wind but we had two races in light to medium wind of about 8-14 knots and pretty shifty. I got two seconds in a reasonably tough group, so steady, and still in it. I think that there are still some people putting in some good scores consistently, so it will be tough to get back from yesterday’s slightly deeper results but all still to play for I’d say.”

Hunt scored a third and first to move up to sixth overall.

“My day was damp. Damp…and a lot better than normal actually. I could get away with doing a bit of perching, so I was reasonably quick.”

“I managed to sneak the last one. I was a bit slow downwind but on the last beat Jan [Kurfeld] went right and let us loose. Charlie tacked off and then back to him and I went fairly far left and got into a nice little shift, not that I was looking for it but I was lucky they went the other way and I just took a chance and just got across them both. If Charlie hadn’t been there I wouldn’t have got away with it. So it was a good day. I’ll take it.”

A content Jim Hunt on day 2 of the OK Dinghy World Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

Steve Wilson, from Australia is sailing at his first OK Dinghy worlds outside Australia and is relishing the experience.

“I have been in and out of the class, but back in for the last three and a half years. It’s my first time to Europe and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.”

He is currently in 54th after picking up his best result, a 15th, in the first race today.

On the event he said, “This is fantastic. I have never raced anything like it in my entire life. I’ve been sailing since I was age 5 and racing since I was 9 or 10, and never sailed in any fleet quite like it. There are people from all over the world, with different abilities and different sailing skills and they are all fantastic sailors.”

“It’s absolutely fantastic sailing against this calibre fleet. It’s a great boat for that and I thoroughly enjoy sailing it. The people, the camaraderie, everyone helps everyone else, the social side of it, everyone is very welcoming and hospitable.”

“It’s a real pleasure of a class to sail and I recommend it highly to anybody.”

Racing in the opening series is scheduled to conclude on Thursday with two more races starting at 12.00. On Friday and Saturday four more races are scheduled for the Final series.

Start of race 3 on day 2 of the OK Dinghy World Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

Results after day 2:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	GER 71	Andrè BUDZIEN	SYC	1	2	1	2	6
2	SWE 69	Fredrik LOOF	ksss	1	3	2	1	7
3	GER 18	Jan KURFELD	YCW 61	2	1	1	3	7
4	DEN 1507	Bo PETERSEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	2	3	3	3	11
5	GBR 6	Charlie CUMBLEY	Warsash SC	5	4	2	2	13
6	GBR 11	Jim HUNT	South Staffs sailing Club	6	5	3	1	15
7	SWE 100	Thomas HANSSON-MILD	SS Kaparen	3	2	8	5	18
8	NOR 428	Lars Johan BRODTKORB	HORT	3	1	6	12	22
9	POL 1	Tomasz GAJ	05-090	5	9	4	6	24
10	GER 77	Sönke BEHRENS	SCOE	4	7	8	5	24
11	SWE 797	Mats CAAP	Varbergs SS	7	7	5	8	27
12	NZL 582	Greg WILCOX	BERND.eV	8	5	9	7	29
13	GER 803	Martin V ZIMMERMANN	SCOE	8	8	11	4	31
14	GBR 69	Terry CURTIS	Castle Cove SC	13	8	4	9	34
15	NZL 573	Luke GOWER	Datchet Water	4	17	5	9	35
16	DEN 10	Jens LAUGE	Hellerup Sejlklub	21	11	7	6	45
17	SWE 139	Hans BÖRJESSON	Varbergs SS	19	12	7	7	45
18	GER 5	Ralf TIETJE	SVG	15	11	10	10	46
19	GER 792	Lars HAVERLAND	SYC	11	4	9	25	49
20	GER 2	Gunter ARNDT	FYC	9	10	12	19	50
21	POL 14	Pawel PAWLACZYK	JKW P	10	13	15	13	51
22	AUS 768	Mark JACKSON	Black Rock Yacht Club	6	6	6	36	54
23	SWE 59	Lars EDWALL	LBS	11	20	13	10	54
24	GBR 17	David BOURNE	rya	14	13	16	11	54
25	DEN 22	Ask ASKHOLM	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	15	9	22	15	61
26	GBR 13	Alex SCOLES	Overy Staithe	17	12	24	11	64
27	DEN 1510	Jan Hempel SPARSØ	Middelfart Sejlklub	18	17	18	19	72
28	SWE 2846	Jonas BÖRJESSON	KSSS	18	23	11	21	73
29	DEN 1477	Jørgen HOLM	Sejlklubben Ebeltoft Vig	19	14	26	14	73
30	GBR 2179	Tony WOODS	Glossop S.C	25	18	17	14	74
31	DEN 12	Morten ANDERSEN	Middelfart Sejlklub	13	15	28	22	78
32	DEN 1487	Henrik KOFOED	Hellerup Sejlklub	24	16	24	16	80
33	GER 775	Jörg RADEMACHER	SCST	16	14	27	27	84
34	AUS 754	Brent WILLIAMS	Adelaide Sailing Club	7	27	32	20	86
35	POL 7	Marek BERNAT	KKSWO	25	38	16	8	87
36	GER 823	Karsten KRAUS	WUW	26	21	19	24	90
37	DEN 1509	Peter WIBROE	Solrød Strans Sejl Klub	17	19	25	30	91
38	GER 7	Andreas PICH	LYC	34	22	20	17	93
39	AUS 719	Glenn WILLIAMS	Big River Sailing Club	23	15	14	42	94
40	GER 789	Ingo BALLERSTEIN	SCOE	14	16	37	27	94
41	DEN 1433	Henrik KIMMER PETERSEN	AAHBB	27	22	31	15	95
42	NED 673	Stephan VELDMAN	WVA	31	26	21	18	96
43	GBR 44	Chris TURNER	Lyme Regis SC	12	72	10	4	98
44	GBR 28	Anthony OSMAN	Parkstone yacht club	41	30	14	13	98
45	GER 75	Dirk DAME	SVM	22	21	41	17	101
46	GBR 95	Duncan ELLIS	Overy Staithe SC	20	30	28	24	102
47	GBR 2176	Keith BYERS	Morecambe Sailing Club	22	23	13	45	103
48	GER 690	Carsten SASS	ZSK	33	20	25	26	104
49	DEN 1431	Joe SCHUBERT	Horsens Sejlklub	31	10	33	31	105
50	GER 731	Thomas GLAS	SSC	26	27	23	31	107
51	GER 3	Wolfgang HÖFENER	SVH	12	72	12	12	108
52	SWE 99	Hans ELKJAER	VaSS	16	26	23	43	108
53	GER 715	Sven BEYE	SSC	23	25	19	43	110
54	AUS 741	Steve WILSON	Black Rock Yacht Club	32	35	15	29	111
55	SWE 2809	Tomas SKEPPMARK	KBS	28	28	27	29	112
56	GER 81	Jan-Dietmar DELLAS	SLRV	10	19	45	39	113
57	GER 12	Stefan RASSAU	DYC	27	31	42	16	116
58	GER 225	Jan DISSEL	SGSP	28	28	17	44	117
59	GER 9	Andreas DEUBEL	HSC	29	40	30	21	120
60	GER 111	Rainer HAACKS	FSD	36	35	20	30	121
61	GBR 2183	Richard BURTON	West Oxfordshire SC	9	6	72	36	123
62	GER 22	Dirk GERICKE	SGE	29	39	39	18	125
63	AUS 77	Shane SMITH	SYC	35	38	30	22	125
64	POL 44	Przemyslaw DROZDZIK	PL	30	24	40	33	127
65	GER 809	Axel FISCHER	RCTT	37	32	35	25	129
66	GER 11	Rainer POSPIECH	VSW	20	24	18	72	134
67	AUS 735	Daen DORAZIO	Black Rock Yacht Club	39	29	43	23	134
68	DEN 1508	Thomas Olufsen MEYER	Haderslev Sejl-Club	36	42	26	34	138
69	DEN 1407	Malte PEDERSEN	Royal Danish yacht club	24	72	21	28	145
70	GBR 8	Tom LONSDALE	West Oxford SC	46	45	22	32	145
71	NZL 565	Simon PROBERT	Wakatere Boating Club	32	36	39	40	147
72	POL 19	Grzegorz SALAMON	K2 Horn Krakow	43	34	36	34	147
73	GER 21	Holger KRASMANN	YCH	37	34	31	46	148
74	GER 781	Stefan HAAGE	WYC	30	33	38	48	149
75	GER 8	Ronald FOEST	DRS	53	28	34	35	150
76	GER 777	Jörg SYLVESTER	SSC	41	37	35	38	151
77	DEN 1442	Peter HEIDE	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	72	18	37	28	155
78	AUS 692	Bob BUCHANAN	Huon Yacht Club	33	36	38	48	155
79	GER 757	Falk HAGEMANN	SWS	38	33	48	39	158
80	AUS 740	Richard FURNEAUX	Black Rock YV	34	31	44	51	160
81	GBR 2188	Ian HOPWOOD	Nantwich	21	72	33	41	167
82	FRA 1820	Dejugnat JULIEN	16002	43	72	29	26	170
83	GER 821	Jochen LOLLERT	YCH	54	32	44	44	174
84	NED 669	Sybren HORNSTRA	KWVS	44	41	50	40	175
85	DEN 1482	Tim NORMANN	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	42	40	48	45	175
86	GER 607	Gerd BREITBART	SCOE	47	51	46	33	177
87	GER 820	Heinz RIDDER	SVPB	48	47	34	53	182
88	GER 812	Michael MÖCKEL	ASVZR	38	72	41	32	183
89	DEN 1392	Poul VINCENTS	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	48	39	49	47	183
90	AUS 759	Elizabeth WILLIAMS	Southport Yacht Club	49	46	47	42	184
91	AUS 727	Donald WILLIAMS	Black Rock Yacht Club	40	41	53	54	188
92	AUS 767	Glenn YATES	South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club	44	48	52	46	190
93	GER 751	Knut RAMIN	CKA	52	44	47	50	193
94	SWE 55	Ulf SAHLE	GeSS	46	72	40	37	195
95	GBR 18	Deryck LOVEGROVE	Burghfield	42	42	55	56	195
96	GER 746	Julius RAITHEL	SVWS	52	37	36	72	197
97	DEN 1505	Peter PLESNER	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	45	49	52	52	198
98	GBR 68	Rodney TIDD	Overy Staithe Sailing Club	51	52	49	47	199
99	GER 79	Frank STRELOW	SLS	35	25	72	72	204
100	DEN 1458	Søren SIGURDSSON	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	53	43	55	53	204
101	AUS 706	Erik THOMPSON	Southport Yacht Club	55	50	45	55	205
102	NZL 569	Phil COVENY	Wakatere Boating Club	50	53	54	49	206
103	DEN 1424	Henrik HAMANN	Birkerød Sejlklub	72	72	43	23	210
104	GER 767	Juliane HOFMANN	BERND	72	72	29	37	210
105	GER 695	Erik BORK	SSCRA	39	29	72	72	212
106	NED 667	Hessel HOEKSTRA	kwv Langweer	72	72	32	41	217
107	GER 178	Axel PROPP	RSC	49	72	50	50	221
108	SWE 7	Bengt LARSSON	SSKA	72	72	58	20	222
109	DEN 1419	Henri SKOU	Horsens Sejlklub	72	72	42	38	224
110	DEN 666	Peter ZEILER	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	72	72	46	35	225
111	GER 784	Claus STOCKHARDT	SSCP	50	72	51	52	225
112	DEN 1484	Olof STENSTRÖM	Hellerup Sejlklub	51	72	51	51	225
113	SWE 2791	Roine ERICSON	KSSS	45	72	56	58	231
114	GBR 63	Brian QUAYLE	MS&CC	54	72	54	54	234
115	GBR 2080	Paul PIKE	Covenham SC	56	72	57	57	242
116	GER 567	Jan BECKMANN	SVPB	72	72	53	49	246
117	DEN 1417	Ingo GRIEM	KBL	72	72	56	55	255
118	DEN 1463	Lars ANDRESEN	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	40	72	72	72	256
119	GER 686	Jaroslaw SOLTYS	HSC	47	72	72	72	263
120	GER 539	Uli BORCHERS	SCST	55	72	72	72	271
121	DEN 142	Jørgen LINDHARDTSEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	72	72	72	72	288
121	DEN 1485	Johan BJØRLING	Hellerup Sejlklub	72	72	72	72	288
121	DEN 1499	Anders GERHARDT-HANSEN	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	72	72	72	72	288
121	DEN 15	Stig FRANDSEN	KBL	72	72	72	72	288
121	DEN 2	Jens Christian JURLANDER	45	72	72	72	72	288
121	DEN 20	Jesper HOEJER	Hellerup Sejlklub	72	72	72	72	288
121	DEN 3	Jørgen SVENDSEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	72	72	72	72	288
121	DEN 77	Jesper STRANDBERG	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	72	72	72	72	288
121	GBR 59	Andy OSMAN	Parkstone Yacht Club	72	72	72	72	288
121	GER 10	Christian HEINZE	SCV	72	72	72	72	288
121	GER 13	Frederik ROENTGEN	SSC	72	72	72	72	288
121	GER 24	Karsten KATH	SCGMS	72	72	72	72	288
121	GER 36	Klaus ROCHOLL	LYC	72	72	72	72	288
121	GER 4	Lutz BOGUHN	FSC	72	72	72	72	288
121	GER 788	Jessica FINKE	SKM	72	72	72	72	288
121	NED 638	Sipke HOEKSTRA	wsvw	72	72	72	72	288
121	POL 4	Radek DROZDZIK	DRYF	72	72	72	72	288
121	SWE 15	Mats HOVDE	GKSS	72	72	72	72	288
121	SWE 2849	Sverker HÄRD	Upsala SS	72	72	72	72	288
121	SWE 60	Per WESTLUND	Norrköpings SS	72	72	72	72	288
121	SWE 80	Arne MALM	2018	72	72	72	72	288